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A transgender Tennessee woman sued the state's Department of Safety and Homeland Security on Tuesday after officials refused to change the sex on her driver's ... Show more www.newschannel5.com/news/transgender-tennessee-woman-sues-over-states-refusal-to-change-the-sex-designation-on-her-license
The US Coast Guard rescued a pregnant woman from a Disney cruise ship outside of Puerto Rico after she experienced a medical emergency onboard.
Pregnant Disney cruise passenger airlifted by Coast Guard after medical emergency
nydailynews.com/2024/04/17/disney-cruise-emergency-pregnant-woman-airlifted-coast-guard/
Microsoft slammed for lax security that led to China's cyber-raid on Exchange Online
theregister.com/2024/04/03/cisa_microsoft_exchange_attack_report/
Quick Glance: Microsoft splits up Teams and Office worldwide
- Microsoft is beginning to sell Teams and the other Microsoft 365 apps as separate products with separate prices for new commercial customers worldwide.
- The unbundling is a win for other team communication and video conferencing apps like Slack and Zoom, which have not benefited from the huge established user base of the Office apps.
- The separation follows an EU regulatory investigation that started in July 2023, and Microsoft may yet be fined.
- Currently, the changes only affect the Microsoft 365 plans for the Business, Enterprise, and Frontline versions of Microsoft 365.
'HELP' sign on beach points rescuers to men stuck nine days on remote Pacific atoll
apnews.com/article/help-island-atoll-pacific-coast-guard-acfe972c9e6735ab0a6e12b033f959f8
Quick Glance: Rescue of Stranded Mariners Using Palm Leaves
- Three sailors were rescued from a remote Pacific Island after being stranded for over a week and using palm leaves to write 'HELP' on the white sand beach, as announced by the U.S. Coast Guard.
- The men found themselves stranded on Pikelot Atoll after their boat was damaged during a fishing trip on March 31.
- Initiation of the search and rescue operation occurred on April 6 when a family member of the sailors contacted the Joint Rescue Sub-Center (JRSC) Guam due to their absence.
- Survival supplies were effectively provided to the stranded sailors until the USCGC Oliver Henry redirected to Pikelot Atoll on April 9 to finalize the rescue operation, according to officials.
Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
apnews.com/article/border-patrol-migrant-children-immigration-a172bf14ce440e66d0a762c34a19d123
US reprimands Microsoft for security failures that allowed Chinese hack: Federal report says ‘cascade of errors’ by tech giant let Chinese operators break into ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/03/microsoft-errors-security-chinese-hack
Quick Glance: US government faults Microsoft for errors in Chinese hacker attack
- A US government review found that Microsoft committed a series of avoidable errors that allowed Chinese hackers to access the tech giant's network last year and later breach the email accounts of senior US officials.
- Microsoft was specifically criticized for not adequately protecting a sensitive cryptographic key, enabling hackers to remotely log into their targets' Outlook accounts by forging credentials.
- The hack resulted in Chinese operatives gaining access to the unclassified email accounts of senior US diplomats, including US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo.
- Microsoft announced plans to enhance its security practices for software development and user protection following the alleged Chinese hacking incident and scrutiny of its security practices by US lawmakers.
Feds want Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ communications, flight records in sex trafficking probe
detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/people/2024/03/30/feds-sean-diddy-combs-sex-trafficking-probe/73154976007/
Quick Glance: Firearms Discovered at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' L.A. and Miami Properties, Sources Say
- During searches of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' properties in Los Angeles and Miami, federal agents found firearms, as confirmed by three informed sources on Tuesday. Homeland Security Investigations executed search warrants from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday and confiscated the music mogul's phones in Miami before his planned trip to the Bahamas. According to a source familiar with the matter, Combs is under a federal criminal investigation due to multiple lawsuits filed against him in recent months.
- Reportedly, Combs has been involved in numerous civil lawsuits since November, following a lawsuit from his former romantic partner Cassie, who accused him of physical and sexual abuse over several years. Combs has denied each of the sexual assault allegations, calling them 'sickening.' In February, a former employee who worked for Combs from September 2022 to November 2023 filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, drugging, and threats.
- The cases are ongoing, and Combs has maintained his denial of the allegations. A man arrested on drug charges at a Miami airport on Monday is said to be an associate of Combs. Brendan Paul, 25, was arrested at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on suspicion of possessing suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana candy. Court records indicated that Paul was released on bond on Tuesday.
Senate to examine private equity's growing role in ER care: A panel wants to know if patient care and emergency preparedness are being compromised.
axios.com/2024/04/03/senate-private-equity-health-care
Migrants with disabilities struggle to access U.S. asylum system, advocates say: The CBP One phone app, which most migrants use to begin the U.S. asylum process ...
texastribune.org/2024/03/29/texas-disabled-asylum-seekers/
Biden signs funding package after Senate vote avoids government shutdown: The package funds key federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year in September.
axios.com/2024/03/23/government-shutdown-avoided-senate-passes-funding-budget
Quick Glance: Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Funding Legislation
- The Senate approved the bill after facing hours of deadlock on funding for most of the government for the upcoming six months.
- President Joe Biden officially endorsed a $1.2 trillion spending package following the United States Congress's recent passage of the overdue legislation, thus eliminating the risk of a partial government shutdown.
- As per reports from the White House, Biden finalized the legislation at his residence in Wilmington, Delaware. The Senate, under Democratic leadership, voted 74-24 shortly after the funding lapsed for three-quarters of the government at midnight.
R&B singer Al B. Sure! seemingly suggests Diddy played a role in his 2022 coma: R&B singer Al B. Sure! seemingly implied Friday the embattled hip-hop mogul was ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/30/al-b-sure-coma-sean-diddy-combs/
Near-miss Linux cyberattack puts US officials, tech industry on edge: German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last ...
timeslive.co.za/news/sci-tech/2024-04-05-near-miss-linux-cyberattack-puts-us-officials-tech-industry-on-edge/
Exclusive: China's WuXi AppTec shared US client's data with Beijing, US intelligence officials told senators
reuters.com/technology/chinas-wuxi-apptec-shared-us-clients-data-with-beijing-us-intelligence-officials-2024-03-28/
States race to restrict deepfake porn as it becomes easier to create: Deepfakes — digitally altered photos and videos that can make someone appear to be ...
richmond.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/technology/states-race-to-restrict-deepfake-porn-as-it-becomes-easier-to-create/article_cb79ffd8-f695-564c-9470-679471a0696f.html
Unilever Ice Cream Spinoff Could Rein In Ben & Jerry’s: Plus: B-schools’ diversity efforts and new competition for AI chips.
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-26/unilever-ice-cream-spinoff-could-rein-in-ben-jerry-s
States race to restrict deepfake porn as it becomes easier to create: Deepfakes — digitally altered photos and videos that can make someone appear to be ...
omaha.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/technology/states-race-to-restrict-deepfake-porn-as-it-becomes-easier-to-create/article_71e7cd6f-3d17-579e-88a0-d6d38c0e3184.html
What’s in the $1.2 trillion government funding package: Congress released a massive $1.2 trillion bill on Thursday to fund the rest of the federal government ...
cnn.com/2024/03/21/politics/government-funding-bill-explained/
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Commentary: Shining sunlight on the vape market will help smokers quit cigarettes
postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/vaping-cigarettes-illegal-sales-sc-senate/article_955cd7ca-f8cd-11ee-b909-ab1f6f1f6d0a.html
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Four big questions for DC following massive health care hack: The cyberattack that forced offline insurance clearinghouse Change Healthcare raises bigger ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/18/health-care-hack-questions-00147199
After years of ransomware attacks, health-care defenses still fail: The danger was obvious in 2021, when ransomware gangs struck hospitals already overwhelmed by ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/19/cybersecurity-healthcare-hack-solutions/
Senate probe examines high-risk biotech research: Their investigation of possible national security threats could help fuel new restrictions on Chinese biotech ...
axios.com/2024/03/21/senate-biotech-risks-covid
U.S. Coast Guard cutter Narwhal open for tours in Dana Point Harbor: The ship will be docked Saturday at the Ocean Institute for the public to explore.
ocregister.com/2024/04/12/u-s-coast-guard-cutter-narwhal-open-for-tours-in-dana-point-harbor/
CosRX All About Snail Sale: Today, the viral CosRX All About Snail skin-care set is on sale for less than $25. It features out writers’ favorite snail-mucin ...
nymag.com/strategist/article/cosrx-all-about-snail-sale.html
UnitedHealth hack could take months for full recovery: UnitedHealth Group , the largest U.S. health insurer, is likely to need several months to make a full ...
reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/unitedhealth-hack-could-take-months-full-recovery-2024-03-08/
The ‘most annoying airport passengers’; see if you are one: Anxiety, haste, and impatience are some normal sensations we feel when we are about to fly ...
riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-travel/the-most-annoying-airport-passengers-see-if-you-are-one/
Battenfeld: Fear factor over illegal immigration now driving election: The fear factor over crime and illegal immigration is ramping up with the murder of a ...
bostonherald.com/2024/02/27/battenfeld-fear-factor-over-illegal-immigration-now-driving-election/
Judge Rules Border Patrol Must Care for Migrant Children Waiting in Camps | KQED: As migrants, including children, cross into the US and wait to ask for asylum ...
kqed.org/news/11982020/judge-rules-border-patrol-must-care-for-migrant-children-waiting-in-open-air-camps
Health care organizations last year reported the most ransomware attacks of the 16 industries identified as critical U.S. infrastructure. www.axios.com/2024/03/11/health-care-ransomware-attacks
The state took these children away – then used their parents’ low IQ scores to keep them apart
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/parents-iq-test-child-welfare-oregon
The U.S. Health System’s Single Point of Failure: Cybercriminals see the nation’s vulnerabilities far more clearly than regulators do.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/change-healthcare-alphv-blackcat-hackers/677650/
Mexican national arrested trying to smuggle 2 howler monkeys across Texas border into US
abcnews.go.com/US/mexican-national-arrested-smuggle-2-howler-monkeys-texas/story
Aaron Bushnell Death Report Reveals Police Call About 'Mental Distress': Newsweek has obtained a police report describing the moments before Bushnell's ...
newsweek.com/aaron-bushnell-death-report-reveals-police-call-about-mental-distress-1873386
Quick Glance: Tragic Death by Self-Immolation Outside Israeli Embassy
- A 25-year-old US airman passed away after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.
- Aaron Bushnell was taken to the hospital after the flames were extinguished by Secret Service officers.
- Before the self-immolation, he referred to it as an 'extreme act of protest' and stated he would no longer be complicit in genocide.
- No embassy staff members were harmed, as per a spokeswoman.
Mayorkas defends his record on the southern border and slams House Republicans after historic impeachment | CNN Politics
cnn.com/2024/02/16/politics/alejandro-mayorkas-cnntv/
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Mayorkas Defends Record and Criticizes Republicans
- Mayorkas defends his record on the southern border and criticizes House Republicans.
- He has no plans to slow down his work despite facing historic impeachment.
- Mayorkas views impeachment as a distraction but it does not hinder his daily tasks.
- He urges Republicans in Congress to support bipartisan immigration reform.
How Mayorkas got dragged into the maw of U.S. immigration dysfunction: The homeland security secretary’s efforts to make the system function better have been ...
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/23/david-ignatius-mayorkas-immigration-impeachment-dysfunction/
Why home-based healthcare could invite cyberattacks: Telehealth, remote patients monitoring and wearable devices "increase the attack surface" for ...
modernhealthcare.com/providers/home-health-care-cybersecurity-wireless-networks
How to Be Productive on Fridays? Companies Try New Tricks to Bring Work Back: Companies are trying to free up workers’ schedules to give them more time to get ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-16/how-to-be-productive-on-fridays-companies-try-new-tricks-to-bring-work-back
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Health Concerns Mount for Migrant Children at Outdoor Holding Sites: A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the government must provide shelter ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/28/health/children-migrants-border-health.html
Cyberattacks Are Hitting US Water Systems, EPA Warns: China- and Iran-backed cyberattacks are targeting US drinking water systems, the US Environmental ...
pcmag.com/news/cyberattacks-are-hitting-us-water-systems-epa-warns
Quick Glance: Mayor Denies Water Crisis in City Despite Eikenhof Pump Station Failure
- Continuous monitoring of water supply system by Johannesburg Water.
- Mayor defines crisis and emphasizes challenges of water disruptions.
- Johannesburg experiences sporadic water outages, addresses infrastructure deficiencies.
- City invests limited resources in infrastructure, plans actions to tackle the backlog.
Why health care has become a top target for cybercriminals: Cyberattacks of all sorts have plagued large corporations, small businesses and individuals for ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/01/why-health-care-has-become-a-top-target-for-cybercriminals/
US: Sniffer dog finds mummified monkeys inside passenger's luggage at Boston Logan Airport
wionews.com/world/us-customs-sniffer-dog-finds-mummified-monkey-inside-passengers-luggage-at-boston-logan-airport-689473
Cyberattack leaves patients facing the choice to pay – or wait for their prescriptions
cnn.com/2024/02/23/business/cyberattack-leaves-patients-facing-the-choice-to-pay-or-wait-for-their-prescriptions/
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Security expert Chris Krebs on TikTok, AI and the key to survival (part 2): In Part II of VentureBeat's virtual interview, Krebs emphasizes the need for ...
venturebeat.com/security/security-expert-chris-krebs-on-tiktok-ai-and-the-key-to-survival-part-2/
Why your health care data is the biggest target for thieves: Hacking has become a big business. And health care organizations are now one of the top targets for ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/why-health-care-has-become-a-top-target-for-cybercriminals/
Long Island hospitals may soon need to comply with a new type of hygiene standards — cybersecurity ones.
Hackers have been breaking into hospitals’ ... Show more www.newsday.com/business/cybersecurity-rules-ransomware-attacks-hospitals-kiynhryh #longisland #liny #nassau #suffolk #nassaucounty #suffolkcounty #nyc #newyork #longislandny #medicine #medicalfield #hosptial #longislandhospital #cyberattacks #doctors #patients #linkinbio
Climate Change Speeds Up as Major Indicators Blow Off the Charts, WMO Warns: Greenhouse gas levels, sea ice melt and sea and air temperatures all reached record ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-19/climate-change-speeds-up-as-major-indicators-blow-off-the-charts-wmo-warns
Paid articlePaid Biden toughened asylum screening. It won’t contain a new border surge.: New restrictions to the U.S. asylum system are under consideration by the Biden ...
washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/03/17/biden-migrants-asylum-new-restrictions/
Federal government is – once more – counting down to a partial shutdown: Congress is running up on yet another critical government funding deadline ...
cnn.com/2024/03/15/politics/federal-government-shutdown-preparation/
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US Warns ALPHV Ransomware Group Is Back and Targeting Healthcare Sector: Federal officials issue the warning amid reports that the cyberattack on Change ...
uk.pcmag.com/security/151212/us-warns-alphv-ransomware-group-is-back-and-targeting-healthcare-sector
Overdose deaths dive to nearly a decade low. What happened?: The Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition reports the 2023 State of the Addiction Crisis with ...
cincinnati.com/story/news/2024/03/15/hamilton-county-overdose-deaths-drop-to-nine-year-low-in-2023/72934105007/
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Feds won't reimburse California $300 million for homeless housing amid COVID. Congress wants answers
latimes.com/politics/story/2024-03-12/fema-california-funding-housing-homeless-pandemic-congress-project-roomkey
Biden's budget proposal boosts CISA funding to $3b: Plus almost $1.5b for health-care cybersecurity
theregister.com/2024/03/12/bidens_budget_proposal_boosts_cisas/
Another oiled bird dies and tar balls still seen after sheen appeared off Huntington Beach coast
ocregister.com/2024/03/10/another-oiled-bird-dies-and-tar-balls-still-seen-after-sheen-appeared-off-huntington-beach-coast/
Federal Records Show Increasing Use of Solitary Confinement for Immigrants: A new report based on records from the Trump and Biden years found the average length ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/06/health/solitary-confinement-immigrants-us.html
Wisconsin youths with serious mental illness are shipped out of state. Bill would keep them here.
greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/health/2024/03/07/bill-would-keep-seriously-mentally-ill-youths-in-wisconsin-for-care/72758832007/
Drug shortage can put patients' lives at risk, experts warn: Drug shortages put "national security at risk," Rep. Wenstrup said.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/drug-shortage-put-patients-lives-risk-experts-warn/story
Morning headlines: The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950: Today's other top stories include Biden's response to the attacks in Jordan and the ...
omaha.com/news/nation-world/jordan-drone-attack-mayorkas-impeachment-syphilis/article_4cf3cce0-c589-51a7-980f-331705062f16.html
FBI, CISA warn US hospitals of targeted BlackCat ransomware attacks: Today, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned U.S ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cisa-warn-us-hospitals-of-targeted-blackcat-ransomware-attacks/
WuXi (603259 CH) Is Most-Sold Chinese Stock by Foreigners on US Sanctions Fears: WuXi AppTec Co. has become the most-sold Chinese stock this year on fears of US ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/wuxi-is-now-most-sold-chinese-stock-by-foreigners-on-us-ban-fear
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Sacramento County may lose millions in FEMA reimbursement for homeless shelters. Here’s why
sacbee.com/news/local/homeless/article285958586.html
Biden’s Dog Commander Bit Secret Service Agents At Least 24 Times, Report Says: The incidents happened at the White House and elsewhere.
thedailybeast.com/bidens-dog-commander-bit-secret-service-agents-at-least-24-times-report-says
Editorial: Shame on FEMA for trying to stiff L.A. for millions spent on pandemic homeless program
latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-25/editorial-california-fema-pandemic-roomkey
Seeking medical care, one family races anticipated US border restrictions: A father shares his story of trying to reach the US, ahead of a deal expected to crack ...
aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/25/seeking-medical-care-one-family-races-anticipated-us-border-restrictions
Editorial: Denver’s cuts to parks and DMV for the refugee crisis are imprudent: Forced to pick up the multi-million dollar tab for the federal government's ...
denverpost.com/2024/02/20/denver-migrant-crisis-budget-cuts-recreation-centers-opinion/
US Will Buy Veterans’ Mortgage Arrears to Halt Home Foreclosures Post-Covid: The US is once again purchasing missed mortgage payments from lenders ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-16/us-will-buy-veterans-mortgage-arrears-to-halt-home-foreclosures
Paid articlePaid Lloyd Austin called to testify in Congress on secret hospitalization: House Armed Services chair said Austin's "unwillingness to provide candid and complete ...
axios.com/2024/01/19/lloyd-austin-testify-congress-hospitalization
Election security threats in 2024 range from AI to … anthrax?: Unsettling reading as Presidents' Day approaches
theregister.com/2024/02/18/election_security_threats_2024/
How to Be Productive on Fridays? Companies Try New Tricks to Bring Work Back: Companies are trying to free up workers’ schedules to give them more time to get ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-16/how-to-be-productive-on-fridays-companies-try-new-tricks-to-bring-work-back
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Mom whose daughter was allegedly killed by migrant MS-13 member sues DHS for $100M
nypost.com/2024/01/22/news/tammy-nobles-files-100-million-lawsuit-against-dhs/
Texas barred border agents from responding to distress call, DHS says: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said "this is a tragedy, and the State bears ...
axios.com/2024/01/14/drownings-texas-immigration-border-dhs
Quick Glance: DHS Warns Texas Over Border Access
- The Department of Homeland Security has threatened Texas, stating that the state is acting unconstitutionally by blocking Customs and Border Protection's access to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas.
- The Biden administration accused the Texas National Guard of preventing Border Patrol agents from accessing a 2.5-mile stretch of the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas, including Shelby Park.
- If Texas continues to block Border Patrol access to the border, the Justice Department will take 'appropriate action' and consider all other available options to restore access.
- Texas has demonstrated that it will not allow Border Patrol access to the border, even in urgent circumstances, to conduct law enforcement and emergency response activities.
FEMA could leave Bay Area on the hook for more than $200M in pandemic homelessness costs
mercurynews.com/2024/02/13/fema-puts-california-on-the-hook-for-300-million-in-pandemic-homelessness-costs/
S.F. faces nearly $200 million in surprise homeless hotel costs: S.F. faces nearly $200 million in surprise COVID costs for homeless hotels as feds renege on ...
sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-homeless-hotels-costs-18659297.php
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‘Fighting for their life’: Georgia drops 500,000 from Medicaid: By the time Dr. Elizabeth Ford and other health staffers opened the Medicaid enrollment event in ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/fighting-for-their-life-georgia-drops-500000-from-medicaid/CBS7TJLJFZAJNAPPXRMB7XLAJM/
US Seizes ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Shipment: Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
occrp.org/en/daily/18437-us-seizes-gas-station-heroin-shipment
Bill brings soil health focus to watershed management work, but some say effort is flawed
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/09/iowa-subcommittee-moves-along-bill-making-watershed-management-changes/72526349007/
Biden Must Not Compromise on Asylum Rights: Biden and members of Congress who will be voting on the supplemental aid package should think hard about what is and ...
thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4380120-biden-must-not-trade-away-the-right-to-seek-asylum/
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